Financial Aid

Only students with the best grades qualify for financial aid.

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Since we haven't saved anything for college, even if I might want to go to a four-year college or university, community college is the only option.

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I shouldn't even consider my first-choice school because it costs too much. only really rich kids go to elite schools.

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Only students from really low-income families qualify for financial aid.

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Millions of scholarship dollars go unclaimed every year--I don't need to plan ahead. I just need to pay a service to find them.

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Who needs a college degree? I can park cars as a valet or wait tables and make good money right now? The cost of a college education just isn't worth it.

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I've heard that college tuition and living expenses can be as much as $30,000. All schools are this expensive.

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I am going to be the only student at my school on financial aid.

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Debt is a bad thing. I can't possibly take out thousands of dollars of student loans and not get into huge financial trouble later on.

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As a star athlete, I know I will get an athletic scholarship.

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• False